In his own words, at the age of 27, Tom was beset by two disorders of the brain: “Parkinson’s and optimism”. Of the two he says only optimism is incurable. Seven years after diagnosis, he walked 4,500 miles around the coastline of Great Britain raising £350,000. He has since set up the Movers and Shakers Charity which has raised a further £2.5 million and is making major inroads into finding a cure for Parkinson’s. An inspirational speaker with a warm sense of humour. TOPICS - Motivational, Overcoming Adversity, Determination, Perseverance

NEIL LAUGHTON
Neil is an ex-Royal Marine and SAS Soldier. His business career has spanned many levels of the corporate ladder. From door to door salesman to CEO of a Multi-million pound construction property. He has organised and led many adventurous expeditions all over the world. TOPICS - Path to Peak Performance, Setting New Challenges, Overcoming Obstacles, How to Build strong relationships, Teamwork

Former Welsh Guard - Falklands Veteran, Simon suffered 46% Burns when his ship was hit during the Falklands War. TOPICS - Overcoming Adversity, Accepting Change, Liking the Person You Are - inspirational speaker

Geoff is a former England and Crystal Palace footballer. Shortly after his retirement Geoff was diagnosed with chronic myelod leukaemia and was given a 30% chance of living. Geoff has since Cycled the Tour De France Route and is now in Remission. An inspirational story to tell. TOPICS - Overcoming Adversity, Perseverance, Teamwork, Follow your dream

Ft Lt John Nichol first came to the worlds attention as a tortured Gulf War POW. Johns talks are messages of optimism, inspiration, and personal motivation in overcoming adversity. TOPICS - Overcoming Adversity, Change, Personal Strengths, Achieving Goals, Coping with extremes.

In 1975 Richards mother became the first victim of Peter Sutcliffe. His life changed forever. Decades of deprivation, pain and abuse followed, but Richard "I CAN" Attitude and positive outlook led him to write "Just A Boy" which sold 400,000 copies. An Inspirational Speaker. TOPICS - I CAN ATTITUDE, Dealing with Change, Leadership, Belief in Yourself, Overcoming Adversity

Led the First successful British team unsupported to the North Pole. Just led the largest Educational expedition in May 2008 - "Feet of Green". TOPICS - Effective Planning, Motivating a Team, Dealing with Unpredictable, Maintaining Focus, Teambuilding

RONA CANT
Adventurer, Rona has competed not only in the Round the World Yacht Challenge but also the Nordkapp Expedition. A single mum and a successful author. TOPICS - Steering the Right Course, Overcoming obstacles, Stepping outside your comfort zone

Founder of the Aisling Foundation and the O2 Ability Awards, Caroline is a successful author and entreprenuer. Caroline took a 1000km solo elephant-back voyage across India and circumnavigated the world in eighty different forms of Transport. TOPICS - Motivation, Achieving Your Goals, Determination, Dare to be Different

MATT DICKINSON
Matt is a film adventure specialist and analyses the performances of some of the worlds top expedition teams and begs the question "What Separates those teams who achieve their goals from those that inevitable fail". TOPICS - Team building, Communication, overcoming adversity, Peak Performance